| Family | MALVACEAE |
| Genus species | Hermannia gerrardii Harv. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Cap. 2: 588 (1862) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. to Natal and Transvaal |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1000-1700m |
| Description | white tomentose, leaves petiolate, elliptic-oblong, obtuse, crenate, rugose, adaxially glabrescent, flowers pedicellate, calyx crateriform, lanate, lobes acuminate, petals ovate |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in spring |
| Synonyms | Hermannia mac-owanii (Szyszyl.) Schinz Mahernia mac-owanii Szyszyl. Mahernia macowanii Gand. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, TVL Northern Provinces) |